Battle of Ontario games are always their own special brand of weird, and we knew going into this one that just about anything could happen. The new year presented a fresh start for two teams that were coming off an extended break. To add to the intrigue, the Sens roster - already lacking in depth - was quite depleted, with a few players in covid protocol, while the Leafs were back to full strength. Although what I just described may sound like a guaranteed Leafs win, any NHL fan knows that most guaranteed Leafs wins are actually guaranteed Leafs losses.